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General Precautions
- go at your own risk
- reserve a seat in advance
- group rates offered
- wetsuit usually available
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Rating the Rapids
- Class 1 - Beginner
- Class 2 - Intermediate
- Class 3 - Moderate
- Class 4 - Difficult
- Class 5 - Advanced
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Safety Most companies require:
- river safety orientation or class
- sign a release form
- any medical condition, consult your doctor before booking a trip
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- California White Water Runs
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- Trinity River: raft "Hell Hole", "The
Slot" & "Zig-Zag" - half-day Class 3+ rapids
Klamath River: near the Oregon border, 17 miles, NorCal
Salmon River: California Salmon hidden beauty, NorCal
Sacramento River: Upper Sacramento River, river raft, kayak and float
Yuba River: Northern Gold Country white water runs
Truckee River: Lake Tahoe's white water runs, High Sierra scenery
Carson River: high desert mountains, Eastern Sierra
Kings River: for beginners, Class 3 close to Fresno
American River: Gold
Country foothills, 1-day runs
Class 3 & 4
Merced River: Sierra Mtns., near Yosemite, 1-day runs,
Class 3 & 4
Tuolumne River: near Yosemite, 1-day runs, multi day trips
Stanislaus River: Sonora Pass, 1-day runs, Class 3 & 4
Kaweah River: rafting near Sequoia NP, in Southern Sierras
Kern River: "Widow Makers", 1-day, 10-mile,
Class 3 & 4 runs in Southern Sierras
See more on California Rivers
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Kern River Rafting
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Chuck Richard's White Water
Box WW, Lake Isabella 93240
800-624-5950
760-379-4444
Kern River
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Eagle
Rafting
Kernville, CA
800-375-7395
Kern River
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Kern River Outfitters
6643 Wofford Heights Blvd
Wofford Heights CA 93285
800-323-4234
Kern River
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Mountain & River Adventures & Campground
11113 Kernville Road
Kernville, CA 93238
800-861-6553
760-376-6553
Kern River
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Central California / Sierra Nevada Mountains
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All-Outdoors California
Whitewater Rafting
1250 Pine Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
800-24-RAFTS
925-932-8993
10 California Rivers
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American
River Raft Rentals
888-338-7238
American River
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American River Recreation
P.O. Box 465
Lotus, CA 95651
800-333-7238
530-622-6802
American River
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American Whitewater Expeditions
P.O. Box 4280
Sunland, CA 91041-4280
800-825 3205 Summer
800-576 3205 Winter
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ARTA River Trips
24000 Casa Loma Road
Groveland, CA 95321
800-323-2782
209 962-7873
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Beyond Limits Adventures
P.O.Box 215
Riverbank, CA 95367
800-234-7238
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Canyon Raft Rentals
133 Borland Ave
Auburn CA 95603
530-823-0931
American River
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Kaweah White Water Adventures
P.O. Box 1059
Three Rivers, CA 93271
559-740-8251
Kaweah River
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Kings River Expeditions
1840 Shaw Avenue #105-70
Clovis, CA 93611 800-846-3674
559-233-4881
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- Mother Lode River Trips
Coloma, CA
800-427-2387
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O.A.R.S. River Trips
SR 49, P.O. Box 67
Angels Camp, CA 95222
800-346-6277
209-736-4677
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River Journey
14842 Orange Blossom Rd
Oakdale, CA 95361
800-292-2938
209-847-4671
Stanislaus River
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River Rat Raft Rentals
Mountain Bike Rentals
4053 Pennslyvania Ave.
Fair Oaks, CA
916-966-6777
American River
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Rubicon Whitewater Adventures
P.O. Box 517
Forestville
CA 95436
707-887-2452
American River
Eel River
Cache Creek
Trinity River
Klamath River
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Sunshine Rafting Adventures
P.O. Box 1445
Oakdale, CA 95361
800-829-7238
209-848-4800
Stanislaus River
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Tributary Whitewater Tours
20480 Woodbury Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95949
800-672-3846
530-346-6812
American River
Yuba River
Trinity River
Klamath River
Salmon River
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W.E.T. River Trips
P.O. Box 160024
Sacramento, CA 95816
888-RAFTWET
American River
Klamath River
Salmon River
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Whitewater Voyages
5225 San Pablo Dan Rd.
El Sobrante, CA 94803
800-488-7238
760-376-8806
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- Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions
P.O. Box 510
Columbia,
CA 95310
800-431-3636
209-532-6249
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Lake Tahoe Rafting
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Ahwahnee
Whitewater
22511 Parrotts Ferry Road
P.O. Box 1161
Columbia, CA 95310
800-359-9790
209-533-1401
Cherry Creek
Tuolumne River
Merced River
Carson River
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Tahoe
Whitewater Tours
303 Alpine Meadows Rd
P.O. Box 7466
Tahoe City, CA. 96145
530-581-2441
American River
Truckee River
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- Northern California Rafting
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All-Outdoors California
Whitewater Rafting
1250 Pine Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
800-24-RAFTS
925-932-8993
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Aurora River Adventures
P.O.Box 938
Willow Creek, CA 95573
800-562-8475
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Beyond Limits Adventures
P.O. Box 215
Riverbank, CA 95367
800-234-7238
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Bigfoot Rafting Co.
Trinity River & Klamath River
Highway 299 at Willow Way
800-722-2223
530-629-2263
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Klamath
River Outfitters
3 Sandy Bar Rd
Somes Bar
530-469-3349
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Living
Water Recreation
PO Box 1192 Mount Shasta
CA
530-926-5446
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Mariah Wilderness Expeditions
PO Box 70248 Point Richmond,
94807
800-462-7424
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Momentum River Expeditions
1257 Siskiyou Blvd #1178
Ashland, Oregon 97520
866-663 5628
541-488-2525
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O.A.R.S. River Trips
SR 49, PO Box 67
Angels Camp,
CA 95222
800-346-6277
209-736-4677
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Echo: The Wilderness Co.
6529W Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA 94609-1113
800-652-3246
510-652-1600
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Redwoods and Rivers Rafting
PO Box 606
Big Bar, CA 96010
800-429-0090
530-623-4627
Trinity River
Klamath River
Eel River
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River
Country Rafting
110 Nugget
Happy Camp, CA
530-493-2207
Klamath River
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River Dancers
302 Terry Lane
Mount Shasta CA
800-926-5002
530-926-3517
Upper Sacramento River
Trinity River
Salmon River
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River
Riders
1911 Douglas Blvd.
Suite 85-345
Roseville, CA 95661
800-655-5864
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Rubicon Whitewater Adventures
P.O. Box 517
Forestville CA 95436
707-887-2452
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Tributary
Whitewater Tours
20480 Woodbury Dr.
Grass Valley, CA 95949
800-672-3846
916-346-6812
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Trinity River Rafting
Hwy.299 West, Big Flat
800 307-4837
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Turtle
River Rafting Co.
PO Box 313
Mount Shasta CA
530-926-3443
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Wilderness
Adventures
108 Ski Valley Dr.
Mount Shasta CA
530-926-6282
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The little red rafters on the longest river in California - the Kings River, on the Western Sierra Nevada mountain range. This stretch is before Pine Flat Reservoir in the lower Kings Canyon portion, outside Kings Cyn National Park.
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- Grand
Canyon Rafting AZ
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- Moab UT Rafting
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Colorado River near Moab Utah. Mellow rafting most of the time - more like a picnic & float trip.
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- Colorado Rafting
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Mild to Wild Rafting
& Jeep Tours, Inc
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1111 Camino del Rio
Durango CO 81302
800-567-6745
970-247-4789
435-259-7818 UT
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Outward Bound School
945 Pennsylvania St. Dept. CP90,
Denver, CO 80203
303-/837-0880
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River Runners, Ltd.
11150 Hwy.50, Dept.D
Salida, CO 81201
800-525-2081
719-539-2144
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Rock Gardens Rafting
1308 County Road 129
Glenwood Springs CO 81601
970-945-6737
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Wilderness Aware Rafting
12600 US Hwy 24/285
PO Box 1550
Buena Vista, CO
800-462-7238 719-395-2112
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Total Escape California Camping
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